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2012 Hot August Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationAtlantis Casino Resort ~ 3800 S. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States In Person PreviewHolabird-Kagin Americana Office

Auction Details

Highlights of the sale include:
1. A new discovery of an early, c 1876-7 photo of the Earp family with all of the Earp brothers and their father Nicholas.
2. The Ken and Rosemary Roberts miners candlestick collection containing some of the finest miners candlesticks ever made
3. The best saloon section we’ve ever had – including a fantastic collection of embossed saloon bottles put away for 40 years
4. The largest (by far!) antique American silver ingot, nearly 500 ounces – from Denver!
5. “Discovery” ingots from collections all over America
6. Western mining broadsides, lithographs and maps – the best selection of rarities ever offered at one time.
7. Western Art – five spectacular oil paintings in the style of Russell in oversized mural format by Franz Trevors, from the Palace Club, Reno, 1943-4.
8. Gaming – rare early slot machine (1910), chip collections, antique equipment and broadsides
9. Bawdy & Brothel- rare Mustang Ranch “gold card”, ultra rare early brothel tokens highlighted by the Goldfield “rooster”
10. Western broadsides – the best ever seen at auction – Tahoe, Virginia City, Reno, Pioneer societies, brewery advertising and more
11. Gold and gold ore specimens from major collections
12. Nevada Railroad Collection- The fantastic Jacobitz Collection of lamps, locks, keys, photographs and documents. Perhaps the best collection ever assembled!
13. Humboldt Soda Works Archive from Winnemucca. An original collection of hundreds of original etched and silk screened seltzer bottles for the back bars in saloons dating from c1890 to 1919 (Prohibition) and another batch that post-dates Prohibition.
14. Mining and Assay catalog collection
15. Major World’s Fair ephemera & So Called Dollars collections
16. Original hoard of Morgan Dollars from a Reno Casino in the early days and a $50 Augustus Humbert Pioneer gold piece.
17. Rare western tokens. The best of the best.
Invoicing and lot pick up will NOT be available at the live auction.
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American Indian Fire Stick, Spearhead & Scraper NV - , - c1800s - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American250 - American Indian Fire Stick, Spearhead & Scraper NV - , - c1800s - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Lot includes a framed display of a fire starter kit. Friction sticks measure about 6". Lot also includes an obsidian spear point that measures 6.
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Nevada Cowboy Assortment NV - , - c1930 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American251 - Nevada Cowboy Assortment NV - , - c1930 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Mixed lot of various Cowboy items and memorabilia. Contains a pair of Bull horns, and gray & blue leather custom cowboy boots, size 9, with the di
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9***3 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Paiute Basket Duo NV - , - - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American252 - Paiute Basket Duo NV - , - - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Lot of 2: One measures 5" x 3", the other 8" x 3". Both have a very tight weave and show no frays or unraveling. These are nice ex
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to h***1 for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Washoe Indian Basket NV - , - c1930 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American253 - Washoe Indian Basket NV - , - c1930 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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The style of this basket is a “degikup,” completed from a “lazy stitch” pattern. The basket measures 11” x 10” x 6". A black and brown decorative
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*********7 for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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Nevada American Indian Post Cards NV - Carson City, - c1906 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American254 - Nevada American Indian Post Cards NV - Carson City, - c1906 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Lot of 11 cards, each with a black and white photo measuring 3.5" x 5.5," published by Smith & Co. In Carson City. Included are: 1-2) Tw
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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G. S. Garcia Shadowbox NV - Elko, - c1904 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American255 - G. S. Garcia Shadowbox NV - Elko, - c1904 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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A fabulous piece of cowboy history. Guadalupe S. Garcia left San Margarita in 1894 to seek his fortune in Elko, Nevada, by starting a successful busin
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Estimate : 600.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 9***3 for (475.00 + 92.63BP) = 567.63
 
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Palace Club Simulacrum of "A Desperate Stand" NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1943 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Na256 - Palace Club Simulacrum of "A Desperate Stand" NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1943 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Na
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This painting, 11’ 2.5” by 5’ 4.5” is a Trevors rendition of Charles Marion Russell’s 1898 painting, “A DESPERATE STAND”. The lower right corner is si
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (5,000.00 + 975.00BP) = 5,975.00
 
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Palace Club Simulacrum of "A Serious Predicament" NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1944 - 2012aug - Cowboy 257 - Palace Club Simulacrum of "A Serious Predicament" NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1944 - 2012aug - Cowboy
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This massive 47” tall by 16 foot long painting is a Franz A. Trevors replica of Charles Marion Russell’s 1908 painting, “A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT”. Signe
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (3,000.00 + 585.00BP) = 3,585.00
 
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Palace Club Simulacrum of "Smoke of a .45" NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1943 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Nativ258 - Palace Club Simulacrum of "Smoke of a .45" NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1943 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Nativ
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A dynamic 11’3” by 5’3” painting, signed “Franz Trevors/ After CMR/ 1943” in the lower right corner. This painting is styled after Charles Marion Russ
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (6,000.00 + 1,170.00BP) = 7,170.00
 
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Palace Club Simulacrum of "The Bucker" NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1944 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native Am259 - Palace Club Simulacrum of "The Bucker" NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1944 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native Am
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A stunning 5’5” by 6’3” painting, signed “TREVORS/ AFTER CMR/ 44” in the lower right corner. This painting is styled after Charles Marion Russell’s ic
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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